Hiking in Pattison Falls State Park, Wisconsin | Fourth of July Weekend with Family in Northern Minnesota | July 2026 We began our day on the banks of the St. Croix River with the goal for today being to making it to my sister’s home in Northern Minnesota. We were only a couple hours away,…
Spending a Day in Wahiawa | Wahiawa, Hawaii | June 2018 On one cloudy weekend morning, we set out for a more obscure hike in an area we hadn’t yet driven through. Wahiawa is located in the center of Oahu, right off the H2 before arriving in Mililani. Curtis chose a short hike for us,…
Last week, in an attempt to relish our last days at 8000 ft above sea level, we did one last day trip up Mt. Lemmon. This has been one of my favorite spots in Tucson ever since visiting Curtis for Thanksgiving in 2012. The ability to drive up 5000 feet in 26 miles, enjoy scenic…
Visiting St. George Island | January 2024 Would it surprise you if I said that today was really the only true ‘beach day’ for us out of a 2.5 week long road trip to the Gulf Coast? If you’re a longtime reader it probably wouldn’t, because we’ve mentioned plenty of times that we aren’t ‘beach…
Hiking the Camino de Portuguese from Briallos to Pontecesures | June 2026 After our rejuvenating night in Briallos, we rose early, quietly packed up, and set off on the road leading back to the Camino. Today we would be walking 20 kilometers to the town of Pontecesures, which we were pronouncing “Ponte-saurus” as if it…
Backpacking Mauna Loa Day 4: The End | December 17, 2018 [Read about previous days here: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3] We began our morning by walking up the steep path to the summit of Red Hill to watch the sunrise along with the group of 6 (Red Hill Cabin is right…